IFA 2026 Preview: Robot Vacuum Brands Gear Up for Berlin

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IFA 2026 is shaping up to be a busy show for home robotics, with nearly every major robot vacuum company headed to Berlin.

The show runs Sept. 4-8 at Messe Berlin, although several companies will begin making announcements during press events Sept. 3.

Most of the flagship robot vacuums introduced at CES in January are already on sale, which shifts attention to unreleased models, recent leaks and whatever manufacturers are lining up for the next launch cycle.

It is worth setting expectations. IFA mixes concepts with products genuinely close to release, and the two are not easy to tell apart on the show floor. Stair-climbing carrier robots drew significant attention at IFA 2025, and nearly a year later none have reached the market.

IFA is an opportunity for companies to show which of these are close and which are still demos.

Roborock

Roborock will hold its IFA press conference at noon Sept. 3 in Berlin, or 6 a.m. EDT and 3 a.m. PDT.

The company is also confirmed for ShowStoppers later that day, a media-focused preview event where companies demonstrate new and upcoming products to journalists ahead of IFA.

Roborock launched an IFA preview website last week with a video showing products expected at the event.

VacuBots reporting uncovered hidden product names in the page's source code, including a new flagship named the Saros 20 Neo, F25 Ultra Steam Gen 2, RockAqua P1 pool robot and RockNeo Q2 mower, along with a few specs for the Saros 20 Flow.

The Saros 20 Flow will use a mop roller instead of spinning or flat mop pads, separating it from the Saros 20 and Saros 20 Sonic.

Roborock's page lists an updated SpiraFlow 2.0 Pressurized Self-Cleaning System, 36,000 Pa HyperForce suction and AdaptiLift Traverse 3.0 as highlight features for the Saros 20 Flow.

The Saros Rover also remains one of Roborock's biggest unfinished CES projects.

Roborock showed the wheel-legged robot vacuum concept in January. Its design allows the robot to raise and lower its wheels independently to move across uneven surfaces and obstacles, but the company has not announced a release date.

Dreame

Dreame will hold its "Innovation Launch" at 1 p.m. Sept. 3 in Berlin, or 7 a.m. EDT and 4 a.m. PDT.

The Aqua20 Pro Ultra Roller Complete tops Dreame's list of unfinished business heading into IFA. Dreame has already shown the steam-mopping version outside China, including at its April preview event in San Francisco, but broader retail availability across Europe and North America is unclear.

Dreame has launched the X60 Pro Ultra Complete in Europe, while North American availability remains unannounced.

A variant, the X60 Pro Ultra Matrix, was previewed earlier this year at Dreame's spring event and brings the automatic mop-changing hardware introduced with the Matrix10 Ultra to the X60 line.

Dreame is also sitting on two concept projects it has yet to commercialize.

The Cyber10 Ultra, shown at CES 2026, uses a multi-jointed robotic arm capable of picking up small objects and interacting with items around the home.

The Cyber X, first shown at IFA 2025 and demonstrated again at CES 2026, is a stair-climbing carrier robot designed to move compatible models between floors.

No launch date or pricing for either product is available.

MOVA

MOVA has scheduled a product launch for 11:30 a.m. Sept. 4 in Berlin, or 5:30 a.m. EDT and 2:30 a.m. PDT.

Many of the robot vacuums MOVA introduced at CES have since launched, spanning its V-, P- and S-series lineups.

MOVA may put its immediate spotlight on the Z70 Ultra Roller Complete, its flagship roller-mop model, which has so far seen limited availability in select markets.

As of Aug. 31, the Z70 has appeared on Amazon ahead of its official U.S. launch, suggesting its debut may be imminent.

The Mobius 70, an updated model with the extendable side brush and mopping arm introduced on the V70, could get a mention at MOVA's event.

Beyond those more conventional flagships, two of MOVA's more ambitious CES concepts could resurface in Berlin.

The Sirius 60 is a dual-arm robot vacuum concept, with one arm designed to clean narrow spaces or corners and a second gripper arm intended to move objects out of the robot's path.

The Zeus 60 is a separate stair-climbing carrier designed to transport compatible MOVA robot vacuums between floors. MOVA says it can navigate several types of stair layouts and climb steps up to 9.8 inches high.

Ecovacs and Yeedi

Ecovacs will hold its IFA 2026 press conference at 1 p.m. Sept. 3 in Berlin, or 7 a.m. EDT and 4 a.m. 

The company launched the Deebot X12S last week, an updated version of the X12 with a revised exterior and heated-air drying for the dustbin and airflow system.

Several additional Ecovacs and Yeedi models cleared the FCC in mid-July, including the Deebot T90 Max Pro Omni, T90 Max Omni and multiple Yeedi M16 variants.

Eufy and Anker Innovations

Anker Innovations will hold its IFA press conference at 9:30 a.m. Sept. 3 in Berlin, or 3:30 a.m. EDT and 12:30 a.m. PDT. Anker is also listed as a ShowStoppers participant.

Earlier this summer, Anker's Joint Maker Lab began accepting beta applications for an unreleased Eufy S2 Pro, suggesting the company is already testing a follow-up to the S2.

The S2 Pro could be one of the products announced during the event, although Eufy has not hinted at any launch plans in its marketing materials.

An Omni E35 model surfaced last week in Eufy support documentation with updated obstacle avoidance and a cyclonic vacuum system. The support page labels the upcoming E35 a new "flagship."

MarsWalker, Eufy's stair-climbing carrier robot, is the wild card.

The product was shown at IFA 2025 and initially targeted for release in the first half of 2026. It has yet to arrive.

iRobot

iRobot, now owned by Picea, has not announced a keynote for IFA 2026, but the company has begun teasing "The future has a familiar name" on Instagram without providing additional details.

The company enters IFA week following one of its largest North American product updates in years.

iRobot introduced a new generation of Roomba models in North America July 7, including the Roomba Max 775 Combo, Max 715 Vacuum, Plus 575 Combo, Plus 515 Combo and Plus 415 Combo.

It also introduced the Roomba Electro Plus, a cordless floor cleaner that vacuums and mops while using electrolyzed water.

Narwal

Narwal will hold its press event at 10 a.m. Sept. 3 at the Crowne Plaza Berlin, or 4 a.m. EDT and 1 a.m. PDT. The company is also scheduled to appear at ShowStoppers later that day and is listed in IFA’s Reseller Park, a trade-focused area for meetings with retailers and distributors.

Narwal just launched the Freo 20 in the U.S. and Canada on Aug. 20, bringing its FlowWash roller-mopping system to the Freo lineup, and followed with a white version of the Flow 2 in North America this summer. Another variant may also be on the way.

The Freo 20 Edge surfaced on Reddit this month and appears to be a Freo 20 with a base station design closer to the Flow 2. The model is covered under the same FCC authorization as the standard Freo 20.

Narwal's other unreleased CES products fall outside the robot vacuum category.

The company announced the V50 Series cordless stick vacuum and U50 Series mattress vacuum at CES alongside the Flow 2.

Dyson

Dyson is not an official IFA 2026 exhibitor, but the company will hold its own launch event in Berlin during IFA media week.

Dyson Unveiled 2026 is scheduled for 10 a.m. Sept. 3 in Berlin, or 4 a.m. EDT and 1 a.m. PDT.

The Dyson Spot+Scrub UV, code-named R3 Nurovi, cleared the FCC in July and is expected to be announced at the event.

Several other Dyson robot vacuum designs have appeared in hidden code within the latest Dyson Home app update, including a model with triangular mops.

DJI

DJI will use IFA 2026 for the European debut of its second-generation Romo lineup, one of three new products planned for the show. The company has scheduled an announcement for 3 p.m. Sept. 3 in Berlin, or 9 a.m. EDT and 6 a.m. PDT.

The Romo 2 is not new globally. DJI launched the Romo P2 and Romo A2 in China on May 11.

Both models carry 36,000 Pa of suction, up from 25,000 Pa on the first generation, along with a radar-adaptive arm that swings up to 123 degrees for edges and mechanical legs that handle obstacles up to 8.5 cm.

DJI has not announced European pricing. The current series sells for €949 for the Romo S, €1,249 for the Romo A and €1,399 for the Romo P.

A U.S. release remains uncertain. DJI has never brought the Romo line to the United States, and regulatory pressure there leaves any future launch in doubt.

VacuBots will continue covering new IFA announcements as they are released.

Photos courtesy of Roborock, Dreame, Ecovacs, Narwal, MOVA, Eufy, iRobot, Dyson and DJI.